So Therien isn’t afraid to dress rookies. No more of this “i’ll see you in 5 years” stuff. We haven’t had a first round pick crack the lineup first year in close to 30 years. That is retarded. What I’m getting at is I hope this kid plays next year. I say we make room. “Pleky” has some value. Not as much as Habs fans think but he is a solid 2nd line center on a weak team or 3rd on a good team. If Eller can grow some balls he can be a solid 3 so if this kid is any good we might get someone to bite on “Pleky”.

If you are deep enough then any of those guys are 4th line center material. I’d love to see our team so good that Eller is our 4th line center. Not a knock on him but if he is our 4th then we are in good shape.

Yeah, I see what you mean. But in another light, you want to maximize Eller’s potential, where I believe he will continue improving year after year. You don’t want to stunt his growth by using him as a 4th line center. I actually believe his offensive development could have been better if he had played some time in Hamilton.

Besides, as a 4th line center, you hardly expect him to play with good wingers (offensively) so that would not be fun for him to play limited minutes as a checker/grinder/face-off specialist.

I was hoping for Forsberg but that shows you what I know, hopefully Galchenyuk’s knee is fine as that was my only concern with him. Who would have thought that neither Forsberg , Tervainen or Grigorenko would go top 10. I was hoping Samuelson would be available for the Habs in the 2nd round but didn’t expect it to hasppen. Who should they take, Collberg ??

I saw it as a tribute. They hate P.K., but turtling aside, they see the talent. They remember that late goal. Those Subban lads have moxy. I didn’t see him play much but I have no doubt he’ll play hard. Hope to see P.K. shine the red light on his little brother’s back someday soon. It is kind of weird though, and will no doubt confuse Bruins fans who for the most part aren’t too bright to begin with.

I think Edmonton takes Finn at 31. That would be a great pick for them as I think he is not too far off (if not right there with) the more heralded defencemen prospects. Coming out with Yakupov and Finn would be a great draft for them.

But Columbus scares me. Collberg would fit there very well. Guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

You guys had your Galchenyuk or bust. Now its time for my Collberg or bust night. I’d settle for Pontus Aberg, but I’m more keen on Collberg.

Don’t read too much into his point total in the Swedish Elite League. He didn’t play significant minutes, because Frolunda typically bring their kids along slowly.

I’m depressed, I can’t help it. Sure, Montreal’s first pic was a great one … but watching TSN I’m left with the feeling that just about EVERY team ended up with a great pick. And Carolina did more than great, adding Jordan Staal to its lineup. He’ll have an impact right away, increasing the Hurricanes’ chances of making the playoffs.
And the Leafs, why they got the draft’s number one player — according to Burke — picking in the fifth spot.
Hope the team can land a few diamonds in the rough the rest of the weekend, while the other teams get stuck with zirconia.

I’d have to go with chicago having the steal of the draft though I agree with you about Dumba…he’s gonna be a solid D man for sure and will have a good impact with the team when he cracks the roster.
I think when teravainen adds some muscle to his frame with those hands he’s gonna be a great steal for Chicago at 18th. but he’ll most likely have more of an impact in a few years

Just saw Brian Burke on TV spouting that their pick Reilly was their #1 choice. If they had first overall they would have picked the same player and even went so far as saying that he wasn’t just saying that to make it look better. HOLY BS BATMAN. Either Burke is a huge liar (duh) or he should fire his entire scouting staff. Toronto deserves this egomaniac. Honestly what an idiot.

Of course he is a good player, but over every other player in this draft including Yakupov? Total Torontocentric blatant Brian Burkesque BS. NOBODY had Rielly first overall. Burke must masturbate to a picture of himself 12 times a day.